Binding tape or bandage



July 11, 1944. N. L. HALL BINDING TAPE OR BANDAGE Filed Oct. 11, 1943lNVENTOR BY Newton 111ml.

Patented July 11, 194,4

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 2,353,332 BINDINGTAPE on BANDAGE Newton L.Hall, Long Beach, Calif.

- Application October 11, 1943, Serial No. 505,887 8 Claims. (Cl. l28156l This invention relates to wrapping tape, and

an object of the invention is to produce a tape capable of performingthe function of bundle wrapping tape and also capable of being used as abandage or dressing for a body wound. Binding tape forv wrapping bundlesis usually formed of stout paper, or similar material, one face of whichhas a continuous coating of adhesive, such as mucilage, which upon beingmoistened will adhere to the exterior of the package to which the tapeis applied. While that type of wrapping tape performs its functionsatisfactorily, it undoubtedly wastes a considerable quantity of theadhesive material as it is not necessary in most uses ofsuch tape tohave it adhere throughout its entire length to the exterior of thepackage.

Tape, or bandage material used for dressing I wounds or injured parts ofthe body, has been employed heretofore in which the body of the tape isnonadhesive. That is to say, it does not have a continuous coating ofadhesive material but at spaced points along the length of the tape orstrip therapeuticpads have'been provided attached to the tape or stripand covered by a shielding strip that may cover the therapeutic pad andalso the adhesive area adjacent to the same. In using such a strip ithas been the practice to cut the strip into sections beyond each end ofthe pad, and the strip has usually been kept in a wrapped condition as asurgical roll of dressing material. One of the objects of the presentinvention is to provide a tape in which adhesive areas are employed,spaced apart along the length of the strip or tape which are covered bythe material of the strip itself so that whenever it is desired toemploy the adhesive feature of the tape at any particular point, thiscan be accomplished merely by placing the tape in sufficient tension tobreak out the folds that envelope the adhesive area, and which, whenbroken out, will expose such area for use.

Another object of my invention is to provide a tape suitable for use asa surg cal dressing and in which therapeutic pads may be employed inconjunction with the adhesive area. Tape for this purpose is usuallyhandled from a tightly wrapped roll, and one of the objects of myinvention is to provide such tape with a construction whereby the spacedadhesive patches may also be utilized to cause the adjacent wraps of theroll to adhere to each other, thereby enabling the roll to mainta nitself in roll form.

Further objects of the invention will appear hereinafter.

The invention consists in the novel parts and combinations of parts tobe described-hereinafter, all of which contribute to produce anefficient binding tape or bandage.

In the drawing:

Fig. 1 is a perspective, illustrating a bandage or surgicaltapeembodying my invention. This view illustrates a dressing of this tape orstrip applied to an arm, and also illustrates another dressing beingapplied to the wrist.

Fig. 2 is a perspective showing a roll of this tape, and illustratingaportion of the same pulled out from the roll, This view illustrates theinside face of the tape.

Fig. 3 is a cross section, about on the line 33 of Fig. 2, upon anenlarged scale, and-illustrating details of the tape at the location ofone of the adhesive areas or patches that are spaced along the tape orstrip.

Fig. 4 is a view similar to Fig. 3, but illustrating slight variationsin the manner in which the folds in the tape .or strip are-made to forma cover and envelope for the adhesive area or patch.

Fig. 5 is a plan view, showing the inside face of the tape, andillustrating an embodiment of the invention in which the folds of thetape form an envelope for the therapeutic pads; and having an adhesivearea at each end of, the pad.

Fig. 6 is a view similar to Figs. 3 and 4, but il lustrati'ng therelation of the folds which could form the pack in which the pad andadhesive areas illustrated in Fig. 5 may be embodied.

Fig. 'l is a fragmentary side elevation, and may be considered as adeveloped view showing portions of two contiguous wraps of a rollstraightened out.

In Fig. 2, I illustrate the simplest embodiment of my invention. In thisview i indicates a continuous tape or strip of any suitable material. Ifthe tape is to be used as a surgical bandage, it

would be composed of surgical gauze or similar material. This stripwould be supplied for use in a roll 2 from which the strip would betaken ofl.

At a plurality of points spaced apart along the length of this strip, Iprovide patches or areas, such as areas 3, 4 and 5, as indicated in Fig.2. At numerals 4 and 5 the adhesive patches are illustrated as beingenveloped in the material of the strip I.

As illustrated in Fig. 3, the adhesive coating or adhesive patch iscovered and enveloped by the tape material by forming the folds 6 wherethe material is doubled over or folded upon itself.

As illustrated in Fig. 3, in forming these folds 6 the material, byreason of this folding, forms an area. of the adhesive patch; andinforming this envelope, illustrated in Fig. 3, the folded edges I thatare developed by forming the folds 6, are disposed substantiallyabutting so that the adjacent patch is completely covered. Asillustrated envelope 1 that substantially covers the entire in Fig. 3the, adhesive patch itself is folded at the great and if suflicienttension is applied to the tape on each side of the location of anadhesive area'or patch, the folds can be broken out, or pulled out, sothat the entire area of the adhesive patch is exposed for application toan' injured part, such-as a person's wrist, as illustrated in Fig. 1. Inthis view the adhesive patch 3 is illustrated as having been applied tothe wrist near a wound II, which can be covered by the bandage, and ifthe bandage were constructed as illustrated in Figs. 5 and 6 atherapeutic pad l2 could be applied directly over the wound I I.

In FigQG'I illustrate the manner in which folds I 3 and 14 are formed inthe tape body 15 to envelop such a pad l2 and also to envelop twopatches I6 and I! located at each end of this pad. Although I have showntwo adhesive patches between which the pad I2 is located, of course, ifdesired; only one adhesive patch need be employed as the bandage itselfcould be relied upon to hold the pad in place over the wound. Inapplying the bandage to slighter wounds, that is where very carefuldressing is unnecessary, a short strip could be cut from the strip l3 bysevering the pad and adhesive patches l6 and I! from the body of thestrip, by cutting the same along the lines [8 at the outer edge of theadhesive patches.

In Fig. 4 I illustrate a form for the folds that diifers slightly fromthat illustrated in Fig. 3 in that the folds l9 are formed entirely onone side or edge of the adhesive patch 20. In other words, the materialof the strip is folded upon itself and all the way across the foldedadhesive its adhering function. In using these bandages. of course thetape can be cut oil at any desired point. And, furthermore, the tapecarrying adhesive patches that have notbeen broken out, can functionlike ordinary bandage or tape material. In applying the upper bandage28, which lar adhesive patch 3| at the other end of the tape canbe'applied so that a portion of its area will I adhere to the skin ofthe forearm, the remaining portion overlapping the adjacent wrap 32 ofthe bandage, thus producing a compact bandage which is fastened toitself at one or several points, and which is also capable of beinganchored to the wounded member, at one or more points.

'In reading the drawing, it should be understood that the thickness ofthe folds is greatly exaggerated in Figs. 3 to '7, inclusive. Inpractice, however, as the gauze material and the patches of adhesive andthe 'pads will be quite thin, they will not interfere in any way withusing the tape as an ordinary bandage in forming the wraps around aninjured part, but at any point in the wraps where an adhesive patch isdesired, it can be immediately obtained by pulling the strip on 7 eachside of the location of the adhesive patch,

which will automatically expose the surface of the patch, the actionbeing accomplished with a minimum of attention, from the operator.

The adhesive areas, of course, may be merely adhesiv coatings or theymayalso be employed in the form of thin rectangular pieces of fabricpatch so that the folded edge 2| is located near one edge of theadhesive area. This type of fold forms an envelope quite similar to theenvelope illustrated in Fig. 3, and by exerting tension on the strip thefolds can be readily broken out to expose the adhesive pad 20.

In Fig. 7 I illustrate another embodiment of the invention, in which anadhesive area or adhesive patch 22 is applied to the tape body 23 andthe ends only of this patch with the attached tape are folded over toform folds 24. These folds would cover only a portion of the area of thepatch, leaving a portion 25 thereof which would be exposed. When thistape is wrapped into roll form the exposed portions of the adhesivepatche will adhere to the next adjacent wrap, such as indicated by thewrap 26; and this will maintain the tape in its roll form. In thepresent instance, as illustrated in Fig. 7, folds 21, similar to thefolds 24, are formed at the other end of the adhesive patch 22. Withthis embodiment of the invention it is evident that after drawing thetape oil the roll, the folds can be broken out by applying suflicienttension to the tape, and when the cover strip 26 is peeled ofi the tapeor bandage will present a relatively long adhesive area or patch'whichwill perform coated. on the face with an adhesivematerial.

My invention has the advantage that while the bandage is being applied,the operator can at any instant, decide to set the bandage to adhere,

without the necessity of stopping the bandaging operation to use bothhands to remove an 'extraneous protective crinoline or gauze coveringfrom an adhesive patch.

Many other embodiments of this invention may be resorted to withoutdeparting from the spirit of'the invention.

What I claim is:

1. A binding tape including a continuous strip of nonadhesive materialhaving a plurality of adhesive areas on one face thereof spaced apartalong the length thereof, the material of the strip being folded backupon itself to form flat folds covering and adhering to the adhesiveareas,

said folds capable of being separated from the adhesive areas byexerting tension upon the same to open the adhesive areas, therebyexposing the said areas to perform their adhering function in applyingthe tape.

2. A binding tape according to claim 1 adapted for use as a bandage;provided with a plurality of therapeutic pads carried by the strip onthe said face.

3. A binding tape according to claim 1 adapted for use as a bandage, inwhich the said adhesive areas are disposed in pairs, the adhesive areasof said pairs being spaced apart and having therapeutic pads secured tothe strip between the same.

4. A bandage including a continuous strip of nonadhesive fabric having atherapeutic pad secured on the face thereof, the material of the stripbeing folded back upon itself to form flat fold covering and envelopingthe said pads, and

having an adhesive area on the same face of the strip adjacent saidfolds, the material of said strip being folded upon itself to cover andenvelop said adhesive area, said bandage operating when tension isapplied thereto, to break out said fold so as to expose the saidadhesive area adjacent the pad, and in a position to perform itsadhering function in bandaging an injured part.

5. A bandage including a continuous strip of nonadhesive fabric having atherapeutic pad secured on the face thereof, the material of the stripbeing folded back upon itself to form flat folds covering and envelopingthe said pads, and having an adhesive area on the same face of the stripadjacent one end of said fold, and having an adhesive area on the sameface of the strip adjacent the other end of said fold, the material ofsaid strip being folded upon itself to cover and envelop said adhesiveareas, said bandage operating, when tension is applied thereto, to breakout said folds so as to expose the said adhesive areas at each end ofthe pad and in a position to perform their adhering function inbandaging an injured part. i

6. A bandage roll formed of a continuous strip of nonadhesive fabrichaving an adhesive area on one face thereof, the material of said stripwrap of the roll, thereby assisting to maintain the bandage in its rollform.

7. A bandage roll formed of a continuous strip of nonadhesive materialhaving an adhesive area on one face thereof, the material of said stripbeing folded upon itself to cover one end portion of said adhesive areaso as to adhere to, and envelop, the same, the material of said stripalso being folded upon itself to cover the other end portion of saidadhesive area so as to adhere to, and envelop, the same; the remaininguncovered portion of the adhesive area operating to adhere to anadjacent wrap of the roll and thereby assist in maintaining the bandagein its roll form.

8. A binding tape including a continuous strip of nonadhesive materialhaving a plurality of adhesive patches spaced apart on one face thereof,the material of said strip being folded upon itself to cover saidpatches, and form an envelope therefor; said strip operating whentension is applied thereto to break out said folds so as to expose saidadhesive patches.

NEWTON L. HALL.

